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Andrey Balaguta Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

"Out of hours" and "after hours"

Hi. Could you help me understand whether there's any difference between these two? As I understand, "after hours" could mean:
  1. after work (like in "meet you after hours")
  2. after work (like "working long hours")
  3. after closing (like "janitor mops the floors after hours")
  4. outside of legally allowed time (like "selling booze after hours")
My questions are:
  1. Does "out of hours" has the same connotations?
  2. Is one of these used primarily in BE and another one in AE or is it just a matter of wording?
  

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This Yankee recognizes only 'after hours'. The other may be used in other parts of the English-speaking world.

— Philip

  • This Yankee recognizes only 'after hours'.
  • The other may be used in other parts of the English-speaking world.
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This Yankee recognizes only 'after hours'. The other may be used in other parts of the English-speaking world.
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